Swallowtail Butterfly Life Cycle!
Published 2022-10-06
#nature #animals #wildlife
All Comments (21)
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Ok, c'mon, who wouldn't want to come back as a spicebush? You get to look like a snake, have a sleeping bag/tent, remember your former life and turn into a cool looking butterfly.
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Mother Nature definitely has some cool tricks.
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This came up in my recommended videos today and I'm glad it did, too. It was fascinating to watch from beginning to end. I knew a caterpillar grew into a butterfly. But, I had no idea the process was this involved. Amazing! I have a whole new appreciation for them now, especially the Spicebush Swallowtail. Incredible!
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Absolutely beautiful caterpillars - purely stunning and cute
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Awesome, Chris -- thanks for your clarity and for sharing such wonders as this spicebush-swallowtail lifecycle. True wonder at each stage.
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One of these caterpillars sticks out an orange projection from its front if you touch its back. It looks like a snake's tongue. I think it's called an osmo- something or other. Lepidopterans are beautiful. I love them but Odonates are my favorite. Orthopterans are kind of neat too and some beetles like tiger beetles.
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Okay Chris, so informative video I really enjoyed the whole video, I especially like how you get excited about telling us all about it. Truly a joy to watch, Thanks so much. A fan
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Spicebush swallowtails are probably my favorite local caterpillar, those eyespots are so cool and now that you mention it, itβs incredible how they have that white coloration that looks like reflected light, I never noticed that before. The adults are really pretty as well, and even spicebush itself is an awesome plant. I learned a lot as always, I hope I get to see some more invertebrates before it gets too cold! - Harrison and Evan
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I have a ton of related swallowtail catepillers on my tiny potted patio lemon tree. I have to relocte them sometimes to larger trees around my neighborhood since my lemon in not enough for all of them. But I have already found three split open chrysalises!
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Very interesting video Chris! The changes that occur during metamorphosis are truly incredible! Hope that all is well on your end my friend! Be well.... πππ¦π¦π¦π¦
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Very pretty caterpillar!
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Hello from Michigan near Lake Saint Clair Detroit area Zone 6b monarch butterfly and Black Swallowtail butterfly rearer,ive released 40 black swallowtail butterflies, next year I'm expanding to the pipevine swallowtails, spicebush Swallowtails,Red Admiral butterflies,and the Hummingbird clearwing Hawk moth
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Awesome documentation of a neat species!
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They are all very unique~π Thank you for sharing this video~π€
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That was so cool Chris thanks for all that information loved it
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I just watched your B & Y Orb Weaver video. I'm impressed by them too but my phobia is very strong. It looks like you live in my habitat by the animals and plants in the background. Very well done stuff as I can vet you as you go.
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So cool!
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The more mature caterpillars look like green elephant trunks with a pair of eyes. Mother Nature is so clever with designing her amazing creatures.
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Great video! Really informative. Thank you ππΎ
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Such a pretty species! That snake-like appearance is amazing!
